The unlikely yet amazing story of how a few daring men called "venture capitalists" came to back a few imaginative individuals called "entrepreneurs" to create some of America's most successful businesses. Their risk was great but their reward was even greater; proof of what's possible when individuals are willing and able to take a chance on a new idea.

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